Yes — Mr Kipling Country Slices 6 Pack is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains several industrial ingredients and additives. In particular, it includes vegetable oils (rapeseed, palm), glucose syrup, emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids), stabiliser (xanthan gum), preservative (potassium sorbate), and flavouring. These are characteristic of NOVA Group 4 ultra-processed foods.
Other crisps, snacks & nuts Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Scottish All Butter Shortbread Rounds
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Oaten biscuits
Duchy Organic, Duchy Originals from Waitrose, Waitrose
Not UPF
WR AB Cheese & Poppy Seed Twists 125g
Waitrose
Not UPF
Chocolate Gingers
Island Bakery
Not UPF
Galettes au beurre
Jules Destrooper
Not UPF
Crisp & aromatic all butter Kalamata olive twists
Waitrose
Not UPF
Pure butter shortbread
Walkers
Not UPF
Shortbread All Butter Fingers
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Shortbread fingers
Belmont Biscuits
Not UPF
All Butter Scottish Shortbread Fingers
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Yes — Mr Kipling Country Slices 6 Pack by Mr Kipling is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains several industrial ingredients and additives. In particular, it includes vegetable oils (rapeseed, palm), glucose syrup, emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids), stabiliser (xanthan gum), preservative (potassium sorbate), and flavouring. These are characteristic of NOVA Group 4 ultra-processed foods.
Nomi flags 5 ingredients in Mr Kipling Country Slices 6 Pack as ultra-processed markers: vegetable oils (rapeseed, palm), glucose syrup, stabiliser (xanthan gum), potassium sorbate, flavouring. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.
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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.